Mega Millions / Powerball Lottery News

Saturday, May 17, 2008

1:45 am - Mega Millions Jackpot Winner!  There was one $196 million jackpot winner from Ohio in the Friday, May 16, 2008 Mega Millions drawing.  More details to follow after the winner comes forward to claim their prize.

Also, 21 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 4 from California, 2 from Georgia, 2 from Illinois, 1 from Maryland, 1 from Massachusetts, 3 from Michigan, 2 from New Jersey, 1 from New York, 2 from Texas, 2 from Virginia, and 1 from Washington.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Friday, May 16, 2008

11:15 pm - Mega Millions:  The Friday, May 16, 2008 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 6-11-39-46-47, and the Mega Ball is 26.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!

9:00 am - California Gov. calls for expanding, privatizing lottery.  Anxious to avoid deep cuts in education spending, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today on Wednesday proposed dramatically expanding the state lottery and slashing programs for the poor and disabled instead, to help close a budget gap now pegged at $17.2 billion.

Thursday, May 15, 2008

12:03 am - Powerball: There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday Powerball drawing, but 5 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $200,000 prize: 1 from Colorado (1 with Power Play), 2 from Iowa (1 with Power Play), 1 from Kentucky and 1 from New Mexico.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, see the Ways to Win page.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

11:05 pm - Powerball:  The Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Powerball drawing has taken place, and the results are 19-21-29-32-46, and the Powerball is 32.  The Power Play number is 2.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Powerball page, or you can use the Powerball Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!

2:15 am - Mega Millions: There was no jackpot winner in the Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Mega Millions drawing, but 8 lucky players matched the first 5 numbers for a $250,000 prize: 1 from Michigan, 1 from New Jersey, 3 from New York, and 3 from Virginia.  For the complete rundown of winners by prize category, a list of the California pari-mutuel prize amounts, the drawing video, and all other data about this drawing, see the Mega Millions Drawing Detail page.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

	11:15 pm - Mega Millions:  The Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Mega Millions drawing has taken place, and the results are 20-24-27-31-47, and the Mega Ball is 15.  To see all the ways your ticket can win a prize, please go to the Ways To Win Mega Millions page, or you can use the Mega Millions Search page to type the numbers on your ticket and have the USA Mega computer search the past results.  We will announce the number of big winners in this drawing, the states they came from, and the next jackpot within the next couple of hours, here on USA Mega.  Good luck!
	10:20 am - Winning Oregon Lottery ticket expires May 23.  Oregon Lottery officials say it's time to double-check your wallet or your purse, or even the sofa, to see if a lottery ticket with the winning numbers was overlooked.
	9:00 am - Ohio Lottery switches games operator.  The Ohio Lottery is planning to turn over control of some of its best-known games -- Pick 3, Pick 4, Mega Millions and the upcoming Keno game -- to an international company that's projected to save the lottery $200 million over 10 years.